The New World Order that is in the making must focus on the creation of a world of democracy, peace and prosperity for all.
Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
We should never forget those on whose shoulders we stand and those who paid the supreme price for freedom.
Success in politics demands that you must take your people into confidence about your views and state them very clearly, very politely, very calmly, but nevertheless, state them openly.
I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others.
There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absolute confidence in all human beings irrespective of their social status.
Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors.
Our motto should be: let us make peace so that we can concentrate on the really important work that needs to be done. That is, alleviating the plight of the poor and the defenceless, for as long as most of humanity feels the pain of poverty we all remain prisoners.
The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.
Our freedom is also incomplete, dear compatriots, as long as we are denied our security by criminals who prey on our communities, who rob our businesses and undermine our economy, who ply their destructive trade in drugs in our schools, and who do violence against our women and children.
It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?
Artists reach areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art, especially entertainment and music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the spirits and the morale of those who hear it.
Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people.
Even behind prison walls I can see the heavy clouds and the blue sky over the horizon.
No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.
AIDS is no longer just a disease, it is a human rights issue.
We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of people.
As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
We raise our voices in holy gladness to celebrate the victory of the risen Christ over the terrible forces of death.